AIPLA 2021 Spring Meeting

May 10 to 14, 2021

Location

Virtual

Credits

coming soon

Registration

Fee: Various Member and Non-Member Rates

Registration closes May 14, 2021 at 12:00 AM

We're looking for a great week of learning, sharing, and connecting. We are bringing together a diverse, global community of law firms, companies, and institutions involved in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and other unfair competition laws at AIPLA's 2021 Virtual Spring Meeting. Scheduled from Monday, May 10 to Friday, May 14, the Spring Meeting has topics of interest to a wide range of IP practice. And don't worry, we'll be back in Seattle for the 2023 Spring Meeting.

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Topics and sessions include:

Filing Requirements with Inventors in Multiple Countries
An Update on Special Programsfrom the USPTO
Patent Prosecution: PCT, Ex Parte Appeals, and Overcoming Obviousness
Copyright and Music Sampling,
Trademark Application Best Practices
The Intersection Between Patent Prosecution and Patent Litigation
IP Lessons of the Pandemic and Leading Your Team and Litigating Cases in a Post Covid-19 World
IP in the Supreme Court: A Review of Recent Decisions
Design Patent Litigation in District Courts
Interplay between District Court and PTAB Litigation
ETHICS: Cannabis and the Law
Who Decides Role of Judges and Juries in IP Cases
Patent Pools in the Age of IoTs, 5G and NextGen Video Codecs: The Impact of FTC v. Qualcomm
Copyright and Fan Fiction Cosplay
Recent Impact of Supreme Court Trademark Decisions, and the USPTO’s Use of Failure-to-Function and Ornamentation Refusal
ETHICS: Civility, Professionalism and Mental Health in Difficult Times
Trade Secret: Using Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright to Preserve and Protect Trade Secrets and Balancing Privacy and Protection
Biotechnology and Chemical Arts Patent Law Update
Corporate Practice: Remote Notary Services, IP Protection in a Work-From-Home World, IP and Distressed Companies, and Data,Data Everywhere

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AIPLA Comments on CNIPA Draft Measures for Prioritized Patent Examination
April 1, 2026

Arlington, VA. March 30, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) regarding the Draft Measures for the Administration of Prioritized Examination of Patents.
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Arlington, VA. March 27, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., No. 24-889. AIPLA urges the Court to affirm the Federal Circuit’s application of the established Iqbal/Twombly pleading standard and inducement law in reviewing Hikma’s motion to dismiss Amarin’s claim that Hikma’s conduct, in combination with its “skinny label,” induced infringement of Amarin’s patented treatment methods.
Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Decision in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment
March 25, 2026

On March 25, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. The majority opinion limits contributory liability to situations where a party intended that its service be used for infringement, either by affirmatively inducing infringement or by selling a service tailored to infringement. A concurring opinion by Justice Sotomayor argues that the material contribution test should be retained, and that other forms of secondary liability can be found, which is consistent with the position asserted by AIPLA in its amicus brief filed on September 5, 2025. To read the opinion of the Court, please click here.
AIPLA Comments on the Draft Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China
March 23, 2026

Arlington, VA. February 9, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress regarding the latest Draft Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China. AIPLA recognized the NPC’s efforts to streamline trademark procedures, strengthen protection, and address abusive and bad-faith filing practices.
AIPLA Files Amicus Brief in USAA v. PNC Bank
March 3, 2026

Arlington, VA. March 2, 2026 – The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in USAA v. PNC Bank, N.A., No. 25-853, in support of USAA’s petition for certiorari, urging the Court to provide much-needed guidance to address the unpredictable and overly broad application of the judicial exceptions to patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101, particularly the “abstract idea” exception.

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